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"Don't put the laptop close to an appliance such as TV speakers/refrigerator that generates a strong magnetic field" What is the effect of this?

Anonymous
2012-08-28T04:23:01+00:00

Original Title: Don't put the laptopn close to an appliance suas: TV speakers a refrigerator that generates a strong magnetic field? What's the effect of the magnetic field that cause the laptop?

Don't put the laptopn close to an appliance suas: TV speakers a refrigerator that generates a strong magnetic field? What's the effect of the magnetic field that cause the laptop?

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  1. Anonymous
    2012-09-10T02:24:18+00:00

    Hi stuckfree,

    Magnets are used in computers for various purposes, for instance in hard drives. Many parts of a computer/laptop can be affected by a magnet. The most commonly referred to piece of hardware affected by magnets is the hard drive.

    This is not exactly true. Hard drives are well protected against most magnetism, and most even use a magnet to spin, but many strong magnets and electromagnets can and will damage a hard drive. More likely to be affected is your computer's BIOS (Basic Input\Output System) ROM, which tells your motherboard how to use basic components and boot into the Operating System.

    So it is better to avoid placing computers\laptops close to any such appliances.

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  1. Anonymous
    2012-09-11T03:32:14+00:00

    Hi Syed,

    Yeah i heard about the manegtism before that can cause computer to malfunction, is true all the information you mentioned from above i did a little search also, but can't find any information why magnet can damage the BIOS or floppy disk to fail somehow.

    Thanks syed.

    Regard.

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  2. Anonymous
    2012-09-06T03:07:03+00:00

    Don't put the laptopn clise to an appliance suas: TV speakers a refrigerator that generates a strong magnetic field? What's the effect of the magnetic field that cause the laptop?

    <Mod. note - threads merged>

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  3. Anonymous
    2012-09-06T10:22:11+00:00

    http://www.bing.com/
    http://www.google.com/

    Or see your lesson materials, textbook, or other classroom resource.

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  4. Anonymous
    2012-08-28T09:51:25+00:00

    How about wiping all the data from the hard drive or damaging the intenal components?  Never expose any electronic device to magnetic fields.

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